Mobnjng gown



March 8, 1927.

A. W. STIMSON MOHNI NG GOWN Filed Feb. 15, 1923 Patented Mar. 8, 1927.

UNITED ear QFFICE.

Monnnve GOWN- Application filed February 15, 1923. Serial No. 619,308.

will present an attractive appearance such as that of a more elaborately made garment. One of my objects is to produce a dress which can be very quickly put on.

Further objects of the invention will appear hereinafter.

The invent on consists m the novel parts and combination of parts to be described hereinafter, all of which contribute to pro-' duee an efficient morning gown of the type described.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is described in the following specification while the. broad scope of the invention 1S pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing- Figure 1 is a front elev..tion of a morning gown embodying my invention and showing the upper portion of the gown thrown open. 7

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the upper portion of the gown, the low r portion being broken away.

Fig. 3 is a perspective illustrating the general construction and appearance of the gown when worn.

The morning gown comprises a front body portion 1 and a front skirt portion These parts are preferably made in one piece, that is to say, with a straight front effect. The body portion has a double breasted coat-like form with a substantially square neck opening and comprises an inner flap 3 which extends across the front from one side, for example, the left side, and an outer flap &, which extends across from the opposite side. These flaps when in position over-lap each other considerably, so that the vertical edge 5 of the outer flap lies consid erably on one side of the middle line of the gown.

In this way the upper portion of the garment is divided at the front so that when the outer flap is thrown back as illustrated in Figure 1 a relatively large V shaped opening 6 will be formed in the front. This opening extends down to a point such as the point 7 at or about the waist-line. From this point downwardly the .two flaps 3 and l are attached together by seam 8 which eX- tends to the point 7 from the. lower edge 9 of the gown.

The garment provided with a neck opening 10 which is preferably of square form or keystone form. i

The gown is also provided with a sash 11 which is a piece separate and distinct from the gown attached to the gown only at one point, that is to say, its middleportion is attached on a stitched line 12 extending horizontally across the tiap 4: at or about the waist-line, and the bodyof the sash extends con'ipletely across, that is, straight across the front so that the two ends 13 of the sash may pass around to the back and be tied in a bow 14L (see Figure The garment may have short sleeves 15 as illustrated.

The gown s preferably provided with a .back 16 which is devoid of acentral back seam and this back is attached by side seams 17 to the body portion and skirt portion of the front of the garment. These seams 17 are preferably located at the side, but somewhat toward the rear so that they cannot be seen from the front, the back 16 is also provioed with a substantially horizontal lower seam 18 which attaches it to a rear skirt portion 19. This rear skirt portion is also attached by side seams 20 to the skirt portion 2 of the gown and these seams 20 may be substantially in line with the aforesaid seams 1?. In order to produce a fullness in the back skirt portion 19 the same may be provided with. shirring as indicated at 21 in the vicinity of the horizontal seam 18.

A gown embodying these features of con struction may be readily put on by throwing he "laps 3 and t open at the neck and stepping into it. This avoids the necessity for putting the gown over the head which might disturb the arrangement of the hair.

In order to give the gown an ornamental appearance, the edges of the neck opening 10 and the flaps 3 and 4 may be provided with a piping strip or braid 22 of a different color from the gown. Similar piping or braid 23 may be applied along the arm seams. The gown may also be provided if desired with a pocket 24 and if desired ornamental embroidery may be placed at 25 on the flap 4 and also on the pocket.

The flap 4 is of course detachable from the flap 3 at will and for this purpose fastening means is provided preferably consisting of a snap button 26 near the edge of the flap 3 and a button 27. and button-hole 28 located near the edge 5 of the outer flap.

The outer flap over-laps the inner flap considerably so that no other fastenings are necessary.

While the gown presents a very ornamental appearance, it can be very quickly put on without disturbing the hair and the act of dressing is completed after the dress is put 011 simply by attaching thetwo fastening devices and tying the sash.

It is understood that the embodiment of the invention described herein is only one of the many embodiments this invention may take and I do not wish to be limited in the practice of my invention nor in my claims to the particular embodiment set forth.

What I claim is 1. A morning gown having an opening extending down the front with an inner flap at the front and an outer flap extending across the front to a point at the side and overlapping the inner flap, with means for detachably connecting said flaps together at the neck of the gown. and a sash in the form of a band attached at about its middle point to the front of the garment substantially at the waist line and passing substantially straight across the front and around to the back of the gown, and means permanently attaching the flaps together below the said sash.

2. A morning gown having a front opening extending from the neck down below the waist line, and having an inner flap at the front with an outer flap extending across the front so that its vertical edge is near one side of the garment and overlaps the inner flap, means for detachably connecting said flaps together at the neck of the gown, and a sash located above the lower end of the front opening attached at about its middle point to the outer flap at the front of the garment substantially at the waist line, said sash consisting of a band passing substantially straight across the front and around to the back of the gown, and means permanently connecting the flaps together below the sash.

Signed at Los Angeles, California this 6th day of February, .1923.

ANNIE 1V. STIMSON. 

